TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis by a single-step swelling process and characterization of micrometer-sized polychloromethylstyrene/poly(butyl methacrylate) hemispherical composite particles of narrow size distribution
AU - Baruch-Sharon, Sigal
AU - Margel, Shlomo
PY - 2008/6/15
Y1 - 2008/6/15
N2 - Polychloromethylstyrene (PCMS) micrometer-sized particles of narrow size distribution were prepared by the dispersion polymerization of chloromethylstyrene in a mixture of ethanol and dimethyl sulfoxide. Micrometer-sized PCMS/poly(butyl methacrylate) hemispherical composite particles of narrow size distribution were prepared by a single-step swelling process of the uniform PCMS template particles with emulsion droplets of butyl methacrylate (BMA) containing benzoyl peroxide, followed by the polymerization of BMA at 73°C within the swollen template particles. The effects of various polymerization parameters, for example, BMA volume, initiator type and concentration, and toluene as the swelling solvent, on the properties (size and size distribution, morphology, polymerization yield, and composition) of the hemispherical composite particles were elucidated.
AB - Polychloromethylstyrene (PCMS) micrometer-sized particles of narrow size distribution were prepared by the dispersion polymerization of chloromethylstyrene in a mixture of ethanol and dimethyl sulfoxide. Micrometer-sized PCMS/poly(butyl methacrylate) hemispherical composite particles of narrow size distribution were prepared by a single-step swelling process of the uniform PCMS template particles with emulsion droplets of butyl methacrylate (BMA) containing benzoyl peroxide, followed by the polymerization of BMA at 73°C within the swollen template particles. The effects of various polymerization parameters, for example, BMA volume, initiator type and concentration, and toluene as the swelling solvent, on the properties (size and size distribution, morphology, polymerization yield, and composition) of the hemispherical composite particles were elucidated.
KW - Functionalization of polymers
KW - Swelling
KW - Templates
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U2 - 10.1002/app.27385
DO - 10.1002/app.27385
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AN - SCOPUS:55849147409
SN - 0021-8995
VL - 108
SP - 3727
EP - 3737
JO - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
IS - 6
ER -